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Excerpt: “Served Cold from the Refrigerator” by Sutputra Radheye
30 October 2026
Excerpt: “Served Cold from the Refrigerator” by Sutputra Radheye
30 October 2026

Poetry by Sutputra Radheye: ‘my poems will be drunk, truthful / and blunt like your beauty that cuts / through my skin and draws graffiti / on my bones like tattoos’

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30 October 2026
The Sunday Afternoon Rewatch
27 October 2026
The Sunday Afternoon Rewatch
27 October 2026

Personal Essay by Devanshi: ‘Your favourite movie is probably not your favourite movie because it was the best film you have ever seen. It is your favourite because Zee Cinema played it a zillion times in the summer of 2014 while your mother folded clothes in the next room, and you unconsciously absorbed its dialogues through domestic osmosis.’

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27 October 2026
‘Main Waapas Aaunga’ and the Cruelty of Returning Too Late
24 October 2026
‘Main Waapas Aaunga’ and the Cruelty of Returning Too Late
24 October 2026

Partition is not so much a mere plot device in Imtiaz Ali’s Main Waapas Aaunga, but a ghost that continues to haunt the people who survived it—in memories and regrets. By Deepansh Duggal

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24 October 2026
Creativity, Literature The Chakkar 03/04/25 Creativity, Literature The Chakkar 03/04/25

Burrow of the Mind: A response to Amit Shankar Saha’s poetry in ETESIAN::BARAHMASI

‘Your book felt like the scent of passing months, layered with flowers, rain, spring and autumn—a scent that reached into the city’s deep burrows.’ By Sufia Khatoon

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Photography, Creativity The Chakkar 23/02/25 Photography, Creativity The Chakkar 23/02/25

Contours of a City: Poems and Photos by Sufia Khatoon

‘I board a bus to Biswabangla, wearing a grey shade, mask, olive hibiscus t-shirt, lemon green hair band, loose crimson brown hair, mild sweat, and the will of forgetting.’ By Sufia Khatoon

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Photography, Creativity The Chakkar 18/12/21 Photography, Creativity The Chakkar 18/12/21

Breath, Life, and Connection – A Photo Essay

The pandemic presented fraught challenges to our connections with the rest of humanity, the people and acquaintances in our world. In her personal photo-essay, Sufia Khatoon attempts to forge links with the strangers with whom we share our breaths.

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Photography The Chakkar 21/04/21 Photography The Chakkar 21/04/21

The Living Storybooks of Kolkata – A Photo Essay

Photo-essay: In long walks across Kolkata, Sufia Khatoon comes across lives in motion, lives continuously moving forward, each person an immortal story that fuels the city and adds to its history.

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